Google is testing a feature that lets Indian shoppers buy select Flipkart products directly through Gemini and AI Mode, with a Buy button that opens a Flipkart-branded checkout flow without leaving the AI interface. The limited test covers smartphones, electronics, and accessories, with wider rollout planned for October ahead of India's festive shopping season. This differs from Google's previously announced Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), which uses a Google-hosted checkout. Google holds a minority stake in Flipkart after investing $350 million in 2024, and rivals like Amazon appear in listings without the direct-buy option.
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Can you buy products from Flipkart directly through Google's Gemini or AI Mode?
Yes, Google is testing a Buy button on select Flipkart product listings within Gemini and AI Mode in India, covering smartphones, electronics, and mobile accessories. Tapping it opens a Flipkart-branded checkout flow without leaving the AI interface, unlike Google's separately announced Universal Commerce Protocol, which uses a Google-hosted checkout. A broader rollout is planned for October ahead of India's festive shopping season. Developers building agentic shopping experiences can follow how Google and Flipkart's checkout integration evolves on daily.dev.
What is Google's Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP)?
UCP is an open standard Google introduced to let AI agents interact with retailers throughout the shopping journey, including checkout. It enables shoppers to buy eligible products through Gemini and AI Mode using a Google-hosted checkout experience, and has since been expanded to let shoppers transfer items to a retailer's site to finish a purchase, distinct from the Flipkart-branded checkout seen in the newer test. Teams evaluating agentic commerce standards can track UCP's rollout details on daily.dev.
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